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Addiction and Substance Abuse

Addiction or misuse of alcohol and other drugs leads to approximately 120,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Improving treatment and preventing substance use can reduce the toll of alcohol and substance use on individuals and society.

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Join Together: A National Resource Center

November 16, 2012 | Program Result

For two decades Join Together served as a national resource center for local substance abuse initiatives, and promoted policies that enhance prevention and treatment. The Partnership at Drugfree.org is now the portal for these resources.

Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities

January 24, 2012 | Program Result

Free to Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities tested an innovative approach to two closely related public health problems - substance abuse and child abuse.

Evaluation of Free to Grow

May 9, 2011 | Journal Article

This article describes the independent evaluation conducted of Free to Grow (FTG) based at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Researcers compared 14 FTG sites with 14 matched Head Start agencies and communities without the program.

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Substance Abuse Treatment

February 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

A 2002 report from the Institute of Medicine, Unequal Treatment, found that minorities in the United States generally receive inferior health care and have worse health outcomes than Caucasians. Since then, there have been several efforts to understand and address racial and ethnic health disparities and respond to Congress' goal of reducing these inequities by 2010.

Syringe Access Interventions

January 1, 2009 | Issue Brief

Despite substantial evidence that expanded syringe access benefits public health without causing other harms, state laws on syringe distribution and possession, law enforcement practices, and actions by the U.S. Congress that limit federal funding for SEPs may be inhibiting the potential of syringe access programs to prevent HIV.

When Students Have an Emergency, the Brookline Resilient Youth Team Steps in

April 18, 2011 | Program Result

In 2004, the Brookline Community Mental Health Center and Brookline High School established the Brookline Resilient Youth Team. It provides counseling and academic help to high school students who are re-entering school after a personal emergency.

Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice and Policy for Healthy Youth

January 28, 2011 | Program Result

Bridging the Gap: Research Informing Practice for Healthy Youth Behavior conducts research on how laws, policies, practices, programs and other environmental influences at the state, community and school levels affect youth behaviors.

The Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study

June 1, 2009 | Journal Article

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS) contributes critical data to the body of research on adolescent substance abuse treatment by revealing deficiencies of a universal school-based intervention, Take Charge of Your Life (TCYL).

Universal School-Based Substance Abuse Prevention Programs

June 1, 2009 | Journal Article

School-based programs that administer substance abuse prevention curricula generally try to manipulate social attitudes and life skills in order to achieve positive results. This study examined the interplay of these mediating factors within the Adolescent Substance Abuse Prevention Study (ASAPS).

Northern California Community Takes on Scourge of Methamphetamine

November 18, 2009 | Program Result

In 2004, Humboldt County, Calif., had the highest rate of methamphetamine use of any county in the state.

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